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Pausing a running process? - MuntyScruntfundle - Nov-14-2018
Hi folks.
Is there anyway using python I can pause a different python app that's running?
Start app 1.
Start app 2.
App 2 pauses app 1 while it does something.
App 2 closes.
App 1 resumes.
I know I could write this in one app on threads, but that's adding to permanent memory use which I'd like to avoid, plus I'd have to write in a whole communication block in App 1, I'd also like to avoid that.
I've thought of using external files or a database field for triggering the pause, but this gets messy if an app stops unexpectedly.
Any other ideas?
Many thanks.
RE: Pausing a running process? - Gribouillis - Nov-14-2018
For the part App 2 closes -> App 1 resumes, you could perhaps use
psutil.wait_procs() in App 1. For the part App 2 pauses App 1 you could perhaps use the signal module, it may depend on your platform. See also psutil.send_signal()
RE: Pausing a running process? - woooee - Nov-14-2018
You have to use something like multiprocessing because you want 2 things, App 1 & App 2, to be running at the same time.
'''
Start app 1. (The program below)
Start app 2. (import app_2)
instead of the ctr & print_numbers(),
call app_2.function_name() using multiprocessing
App 2 pauses app 1 while it does something. (in code below)
App 2 closes. (test for close event instead of time.sleep below)
App 1 resumes.
'''
import multiprocessing
import os
import psutil
import time
def print_numbers():
ctr = 0
for x in range(100):
ctr +=1
print(ctr)
time.sleep(0.5)
pid=os.getpid()
mp = multiprocessing.Process(target=print_numbers)
mp.start()
p= psutil.Process(mp.pid)
print('pid =', pid, p)
print("status", mp.is_alive())
time.sleep(5)
print("suspend")
p.suspend()
time.sleep(5)
print("resume it", mp.is_alive())
p.resume()
time.sleep(5)
if mp.is_alive():
print("terminate", mp.is_alive)
mp.terminate()
mp.join()
else:
print("terminated node")
print("status", mp.is_alive())